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Barrow

Barrow, stepped barrow

What is recorded here

In level wet pasture. Ring-barrow (TS057-036----) is located c. 40m to the NE and a barrow (TS057-010----) is located c. 180m to the SW. Low circular flat-topped mound (diam top. 7-8m; H 0.5m) enclosed by a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth at base 1.75m; overall Wth 4.5m; D 0.4m) with an intermediate flat-topped earthen berm (Wth at top 4m) and an external wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth at base 1.75m; overall Wth 2.95; D 0.4m). The fosses and the intermediate bank are absent from SE-SW where a modern drain truncates the S side of the central mound and the external fosse has been infilled from SW to W. A modern entrance (Wth 4m), where the fosses have been partially infilled, allows access to the interior at E. Interior is dry and clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Stepped barrow, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its stepped construction and low circular flat-topped mound suggest a regional variation in burial monument design, reflecting local funerary practices of the period.

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